U.S. Secretary of Interior, Ryan Zinke, spoke at the Consumer Energy Alliance’s Energy and Manufacturing Summit in Pittsburgh on Friday–and he had some interesting things to say about states like New York that block pipeline projects.
Read More “Interior Sec. Zinke Implies NY Doesn’t Have Right to Block Pipes”
On Friday Williams CEO Alan Armstrong addressed CEA’s Energy and Manufacturing Summit in Pittsburgh. Ahead of that address, Armstrong granted an exclusive interview to the Pittsburgh Business Times, an interview in which he had some flattering words for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (i.e. sucked up to him), and some rather unflattering words for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Read More “Williams CEO Compliments PA Gov Wolf, Roasts NY Gov Cuomo”
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts is in the process of rapidly replacing some 48 miles of local natural gas pipelines about 25 miles north of Boston following the recent explosion and disaster. They desperately need workers, some 1,300 of them, to do the work.
Read More “1,300 Workers Needed to Replace Columbia Pipes Near Boston”
What is it about Kentucky? Is everybody in the Bluegrass State allergic to NGL (natural gas liquids) pipelines? Another government official, this time the mayor of Lexington, is the latest (in a long list) to oppose Kinder Morgan’s plan to convert part of their Tennessee Gas Pipeline to flow NGLs–called the Utica Marcellus Texas Pipeline (UMTP) project.
Read More “Opposition to Kinder Morgan NGL Pipeline Plan Builds in Kentucky”
Line ’em up and knock ’em down. Last Friday a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in Richmond, VA) heard four cases against Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), one after another, bing bing bing bing. Both pipeline projects, very important to the Marcellus/Utica region, are in various states of litigation, brought on by the odious Sierra Club and co-conspirators like the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Read More “Federal Judges in Richmond Hear 4 Anti Cases Against MVP, ACP”
There’s no doubt the recent pipeline disaster in the Boston area (see Local NatGas Pipes Explode Near Boston Killing 1, Injuring 25) has spooked other states. Ohio is in the midst of a multi-year, $6.9 billion program to replace 11,000 miles of natgas delivery pipelines, not unlike the pipelines that exploded in Massachusetts.
Read More “4 Companies Spending $6.9B to Replace Old NatGas Pipelines in OH”
Events related (or of interest) to the Marcellus and Utica Shale, primarily pro-drilling events. To have your event included (or if you are aware of a worthy event you believe should be on this page), please send the details and/or a link to have it included to the calendar@marcellusdrilling.com email address.
Read More “Calendar of Marcellus/Utica Events for Oct 1 – Dec 31”
The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Are West Virginians being hornswoggled again?; Vallourec ramps up hiring in area as gas market improves; Conneaut protecting roads from pipeline damage; Colonna’s Shipyard protests Virginia Natural Gas pipeline over safety concerns; Colorado’s Initiative 97 unwisely blocks oil and natural gas development; California is approaching $4 gasoline, but it has only itself to blame; Rockefellers use new front group to advance climate liability campaign; USCG division trains new LNG vessel inspectors; Natural gas – the latest EIA data sends the energy commodity to a new high; Natural Gas Weekly price forecast – market flashes a very bearish signal; The $800 billion investment opportunity you won’t want to miss; Predictions of $100 oil are just clickbait for the uninformed; Six new tech companies that can shape the future of oil and gas; PetroChina approves LNG Canada investment; Europe prepares for natural gas price hike.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 1, 2018”